Burial bag



p i 16, 1946, T. E. TUCKER- 2,398,477

.BURIAL BAG Filed May 15, 1944 Patented Apr. 16, 1946 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE nunm BAG Thomas E. Tucker, Montgomery, Ala. ApplicationMay 15, 1944, Serial No. 535,671

. 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a burial contrivance. and more especially to aburial bag. package, sack or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an article ofthis character, wherein the human body can be placed therein, andcompletely sealed, it being a substitute for a burial casket or otherlike structure, and is adaptable for use on land or at sea, as sucharticle is water, moisture and weather element proof, and thushermetically sealing the dead body, for preserving the same after death.

entrance opening being sealed in a novel and unique manner, while allair can be exhausted from the interior of the article, to eliminateputrefaction to its content.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an article of thischaracter, wherein it is seamed only at one side and one end, theopposite side being unitary,while the other end creates an opening foraccess, the said article being particularly useful for preserving orremoval of persons dying in the armed services. 1

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an articleof this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliableand emcient for the purposes intended thereof, strong,

durable, meat in appearance, readily and easily handled, fullyprotective 'to a dead body, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which shows the preferred embodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view of the articleconstructed in accordance with the invention.

opposite the seamed end edge,

Referring to the drawing in detail; A designates generally the articleconstructed in accordance with the invention, and B denotes generallyone form of construction of fastener for thearticle for sealing thesameat its open end.

The article A comprises a sheet ll) of waterproof material, having adetermined inherent flexibility, and this sheet is patterned and cut toprovide a package, bag or sack-like elongated body, having a seamlessside edge I I, one seamed end edge l2, one seamed side edge i3, oppositethe seamless side edge, and an open end edge [4, g respectively. Theseseamed edges are created in any suitable manner to render the interiorof the article water, moisture and air proof when its open end It isclosed and completely sealed for the preservation of a dead body 0 whenencased within such articles.

The body of the article A is preferably of som translucent substance,yet it may be otherwise involved. The body of the article A is providedwith a suitable check valve l5, conveniently located, so that all aircan be extracted from the interior when the article is hermeticallysealed completely, without liability of. outside air entering the same,and in this manner taking care ofv putrefaction.

In the present instance, the open end bf the body of the article A,after the placement of a.

dead body therein, this open end being of a width engaged in these bars,has the folded closed end engaged therebetween, and finally the boltsii) are rendered tight, to have the clamp hermetically seal this openend of the body III- of the article A, as best seen in Figures 1, 2 and3 of the drawing.

The article A sealed with the dead body therein will then be in acondition for the burial operation, either in the ground or in the sea,as should be obvious. 'Any other clamping device suitable for theoccasion can be substituted for the one shown in the drawing, and thisis contemplated within the scope of the invention.

From the foregoing it. is thought that the construction and manner ofoperation of the r article will be clearly understood, and therefore, amore extended explanation hasbeen omitted for the sake of brevity.

It is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may bemade in the invention as fall p operly with the scope of the appended.claim, wi hout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

What is claimed is: A burial contrivance of the kind described,comprising a. flexible moisture-proof bag having a single fully open endportion, opposed inwardly

